The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-12-22
FOREIGN.


Twenty-Five persons were drowned in fhe'
recent hurricane off the Orkney islands.
Aubertine, who shot NJ. Ferry, is an ed
ucated man, and has published number Of
school books, including French thesaurus
His landady says that his misfortunes mad
dened him, and that he is a dangerous lun-
attic His father committed suicide by hang
ing, because of failure in business. Auber
tines violent, whimsical temper drove his
wife to seek a divorce. On one occasion he
tried to kill her. He has Travelled through
Germany, England and Belgium, and has
been in prison for Matchmaking
Fifteen thousand people greeted John L.
Sullivan, on his arrival in Dublin, Ireland
"Some men are born great" etc.
Hon. James McShane a provincial cabinet
minister at Montreal, is to be prosecuted for
alleged corruption in recent election in La
prairie.
The London Standards correspondent at
Constantinople says that the delay of Mr..
Vanderbilt's yacht in the Dardanelles was
due to the fact that yachtsmen persist in fly
ing the colors Of their clubs, instead of hoist
ing the flag used by the merchant service III
passing through the straits
The English cabinet has decided to reas-
semble parliament on Feb. 7. The govern
ment will try to limit the debate on the ad-
dress in reply to the queens speech to one
week. LDTu SUuttulti Is tuc
guest of Lord Huntington at Hardwics Hall.
1t is reported that they are comforting as to
the best means to meet the fair trade agita-
ton.
Another military conference was held,
the Emperor presiding. Eleven en-
gineer officers are at Galicia examining for
tresses, railway bridges, etc.
NJ Ferry is able to receive his friends
The Kreuz Zeitung asserts on authority,
that England, in the event of war, will send
file It to operate in the Baltic and will pro-
tect the coasts of Italy. The consent of
Parliament says the paper, will not be
asked until the moment comes for putting
the agreement into effect.
A dispatch from Berlin says that, although
Prince Bismarck is better, his stomach still
slightly troubles him.
The latest news from Cuba is to the effect
that the cigar-makers strike is continuing in
Havana. The captain-general of marine has
been called upon to arbitrate between the
manufacturers and the $1,000 men who are
thrown out of employment. The govern
ment will use all means to stop the strike.
Several attempts have been made to burn i'm
portant sugar buildings.
The African Society OF Germany, OF
which Professor Virchow is president will
be dissolved, and the annual subsidy of S20,-
G00 granted to it will be devoted to prosecut-
ing German colonies in Africa, instead of
exploring new territory.
An English detective at Copenhagen by
mistake arrested an American calling him
self Pommery. Mr.. Anderson, the Ameri-
| can minister, believes that Pommery is John
| Benzon, who is wanted in San Francisco for
| having perpetratcd land frauds. An Ameri-
! can detective has been called for to identify
| him.
d. E. McFee, superintendent of the Inter-
| national railway, has been killed at Sher-
brooke, Que. Mr. McFee attempted to board
| a moving train for Lennoxville, where he re-
| sided. He slipped, falling between the last
| two cars The train was promptly stopped
| but death had been instantaneous, the skull
having been crushed He was unmarried.
There is considerable excitement at Ottawa
over the report that two clerks in the depart
ment of fisheries have been furnishing pri
vate government information to the United
| States contingent of the fisheries commission.
An investigation, it is understood, has been
| ordered.
a dispatch from st. Johns N. F., says that
| the bait act, which paSsel the legislature OF
that colony, forbidding the catch or sale of
| bait to forei IN fisherm IN and which received
the royal assent, will be put in operation on
Jan 2
a new bill has been introduced in the
l;eichsta5 authorizing the expulsion of all
| Socialists who have incurred penalties for
| violations of the antiSccialist law or by be-
longing to secret societies which are forbid
| den by existing laws. In accordance with
the provisions of this bill, mot of the Social
ist members Of the Reichstag may be expelled
from Germany. The bill also permits the
punishment of any one taking part in a
Socialist congress.
Returns show that out of the total arrival
OF immigrants in Canad, during the past
year. IS per cent, or 5000, crossed over the
boundary line to settle in the United States.
The Marquis of Lorne is seriously i'll with
disease of the throat.
There Is an uncertain feeling in Canada
concerning the settlement of Mormous in the
Canadian northwest territories Fifty Nor
mon families have already taken up land
near Fort McLeod The introduction Of such
an element into Canada will be made the
subject of inquiries in Parliament next
month.